Jesse Lee won the Redress Design Award 2018 Second Prize Mentorship with Orsola de Castro as well as the Hong Kong Best Prize the same year. In 2020, Jesse was awarded the Redress Design Award 2020 All Star accolade for his collaboration with The R Collective for the ‘Denim Reimagined’ collection - a limited-edition up-cycled denim collection supported by Levi’s®. This collection unites innovative design, manufacturing and labeling to reduce clothing’s climate impact. Every piece is made from up-cycled Levi’s® aged inventory and irregular or leftover samples in a creative design effort to prolong denim’s lifespan, and reduce fashion’s negative environmental impact.

Jesse holds a degree in Fashion Design from Kingston University (UK) and a MA in Menswear from the University of Westminster (London, UK).

Sustainability has always been a core part of my design concept and I am was influenced by my upbringing where we were encouraged to appreciate the potential of all objects for re-use. By designing fashion in a sustainable way, I find new possibilities for collected objects, creating an unexpected journey for both the object and wearer. - Jesse Lee

redress Design Award Collection

Jesse’s submission for the Redress Design Award was inspired by his mother’s love of wearing his father’s old jackets as a way of showing her love and affection. Jesse up-cycled and reconstructed textiles found in his family home, including old curtains, sofa fabrics, umbrellas, bed sheets and socks, transforming objects with sentimental value and memories into a timeless collection that can be shared.

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